RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Reno juvenile detention center cut ties this week with a longtime chaplain over his views on homosexuality, highlighting an issue that some state-run correctional... READ MORE »

MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — A toothless, 41-year-old bear in the middle of a permit dispute between his owners and the state was euthanized after finishing a last meal that included a cream-filled... READ MORE »

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Rahman Wali's younger brother was one of 10 Afghan men forced by Islamic State militants to kneel over bombs buried in the soil in a lush green valley in... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic race for president unexpectedly exploded with rancor Friday as Hillary Clinton's campaign accused rival Bernie Sanders of stealing millions of dollars worth... READ MORE »

VERONA, Va. (AP) — With the nation already on edge after the attacks in California, a teacher's lesson on Islam in Virginia's Bible Belt sparked an angry meeting of outraged parents that... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG – A 19-year-old U.S. citizen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, used Twitter to spread its propaganda and had a backpack with ammunition that suggests he might have... READ MORE »

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has signed off on the miracle needed to make MotherTeresa a saint, giving the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor one of the Catholic Church's highest... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — A boyish-looking entrepreneur who became the new face of corporate greed when he jacked up the price of a lifesaving drug fiftyfold was led away in handcuffs by the FBI on... READ MORE »

The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay for robotic legs that could allow scores of paralyzed veterans with spinal cord injuries to walk again. Veterans have been petitioning... READ MORE »

SEATTLE (AP) — More school districts around the U.S. are heeding the advice of scientists who have long said that expecting teens to show up to class before 8 a.m. isn't good for their... READ MORE »